Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

In 1979, Les Blank took a detour to film German filmmaker Werner Herzog honoring a vow he made to Errol Morris that he (Herzog) would eat his shoe if Morris ever actually made one of his films he was forever talking about. Stung to action, Morris directed Gates of Heaven and Herzog, true to his word, returned to Berkeley to consume one of his desert boots at the UC Theater. Blank's film documents Herzog's strongly expressed belief that people must have the gutts to attempt what they dream of.

[@lauriroset]

Rest in peace, Les Blank - brilliant filmmaker of "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe" and so many other great films..

[@bergmn_]

I like to much this prequel of David Lynch cooks quinoa

[@cegalo12]

Ironically, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is Lynchian and David Lynch Cooks Quinoa is Herzogian

[@r4x2]

shuuush

[@BT-su1yf]

"There should be real war against talk shows." Cut to clip of Werner Herzog on Conan many years later, accompanied by Curb Your Enthusiasm music

[@ricarleite]

He was doing Letterman 1 and a half years later!

[@momotheelder7124]

In a recent interview Herzog denied having 'mellowed' in his old age, but I think the evidence speaks for itself.

[@honora217]

Can you give the link of the interview? Thanks

[@luketimothy]

Watch the full documentary. He does eat it.

[@Trund27]

What a gorgeous voice

[@ryanleatigaga7596]

This is real Sole food.

[@maxpitchkites]

There once was a man from Peru Who dreamed of eating his shoe. He woke with a fright In the middle of the night To find that his dream had come true.

[@dinoatcharterdotnet]

He's legitimately CHAD.

[@jakehill6957]

Werner out here doing what I’ve always wanted to do

[@Ramblin-Man]

It's easy to DL this one since 25 years...

[@Jcolinsol]

Aw, the old UC theater. So many memories.

[@MPAzezal]

this is some quality content

[@MarksREmarks]

i must have blinked because i seem to have missed the shoe eating part.

[@BenDover-dp8jd]

God I love this man

[@skullsquad900]

What a Legend!

[@its_EZ]

I went from L.A beast here :D

[@Mattsretiring]

So where is the shoe eating? I saw shoe cooking apparently

[@abelsauvaneix3951]

I feel like Paul Rudd could play him (physically as well as the voice impression)

[@Bapuji42]

Why not post the whole film? This is only 1/5 of it.

[@bizzytokin14]

sooo theres no shoe eating going on here..wtf poster

[@UnlicensedOkie]

BizzyTokin it’s the name of the documentary that Werner Herzog made He actually did eat his shoe

[@Joshonthenet]

it’s available on the “Gates of Heaven” Criterion release

[@rogerkincaid931]

From footwear to gourmet dish.

[@explycitkilla]

"Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe" is the name of the feature ^_^

[@nealeaoke8044]

Shoe eating is a complicaeted profession..

[@ombranox]

If you put up a video of that, I'll eat my shoe.

[@jarvisrobert5808]

Violence begats violence

[@sandrowagner1184]

in my life i have eaten many shoes this does not look like a shoe to me the cheese has already melted on the sides what a worst

[@team56th]

TIL the "Herzog accent" is another BS devised by Herzog. Guy just amazes me time after time.

[@danbondarenko7894]

Where did you learn about this? I want to learn too! Sources pls

[@macforme]

down vote : title is misleading!!!!!

[@locolobo8819]

same goes to you. you both eat your shoes...i suppose this guy didnt really put it up...

[@MichaelWhite1985]

в итоге то он съел туфлю?

[@Flammenhagel]

0:25

[@PanasonicTooth]

KristalynJ I think it must have been you!

[@שלוסעדון-ג5י]

מי כאן בגלל "מה יש בזה"?

[@00belief00]

عبدالله ال عياف جابني هنا

[@abdrhmn2000]

قل قسم

[@Zabs_Mcgee]

+kaled009 lol yeah thats what i said

[@00belief00]

John RossStar is that sarcasm sir ?

[@protercool]

It's funny that for the past 35 years, and probably the 35 years before that, people have been thinking that technology, especially TV, is ruining us. The very point of technology is to better ourselves, to better our lives and yet: Apparently it makes us dumber Apparently it makes us weaker Apparently it makes us slower Apparently it makes us bad But in that time: We've advanced dramatically in our understanding of science and maths We've broken so many of our records, both sporting and academic We've come closer than ever to unifying the world We've become stronger, smarter and faster. As for being bad? Good and bad are human classifications. Humans will always be the same amount of good and bad, because for as long as humans are the ones classifying, our moral average will remain neutral. And it's all thanks to our ability to make tools. From the simple hammer to the television, technology has always been helping us. We've always been helping ourselves.

[@ChewyThomson]

protercool It's like any technology or tool: overuse is generally not good for us. Moderation in most, if not all things. (Not sure if being punched in the face a moderate number of times is a good idea.)

[@protercool]

Why does it matter how much we use it though? And the more important question, what makes people thing that we are using it too much? It is a part of who we are, it's like complaining that someone reads too much. Or even that someone uses their fingers too much. It is something we made to help us, an extension of ourselves. (Bare in mind that I am talking about technology in general, yes you can definitely use the television too much and some people definitely do. There will always be those who do too much of one single activity though, tech or no.)

[@pedgaladnh]

+protercool I think it comes down to whether technology is being used as an extension of pre-existing abilities or whether it is being used as a crutch to take over those abilities. Like you said above, humanity has seen dramatic advances in our understanding of the world around us, and a lot of that is because of the technology that allowed us to observe and communicate in ways that weren't possible before. At the same time, there was a fair bit of the population that used technological advances as a way to merely pacify their boredom, which intrinsically isn't a bad thing, but at what point does that pacifier become a distraction from learning and growing as a human being (ie stunted social skills from primarily communicating in brevity facelessly online)? So in and of itself, technology is bad, but some of the ways it can be abused could be socially detrimental.

[@kinghailz786]

We?...

[@TheMrPANGSAI]

technology has done nothing good for man; we are essentially the same as our ancestors 2000 years ago

[@erlangarutismorenno3760]

Y aquí le dicen rey a los narcos

[@scum1979]

👀👀👀

[@shopliftfilms]

Shoe eating is fun.

[@ralphfiennes3797]

Boosh!

[@michaelmatthews5170]

Eww Tastes Leathery

[@spudsmckenzie9620]

misleading

[@JCOdrjones]

It's a trailer

[@KristalynJGlitter_Mafia_Don]

Did he fart at 1;23?????

[@fl366]

What an internet hype lol!

[@laurajuranek4415]

Pure genius!